Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (口裂け女, Kuchisake-onna) (also known as A Slit-Mouthed Woman) is a 2007 Japanese horror film directed by Kōji Shiraishi and written by Shiraishi and Naoyuki Yokota. Based on the Japanese urban legend known as Kuchisake-onna, or "the Slit-Mouthed Woman", the film stars Eriko Sato as Kyōko Yamashita, a divorced mother and teacher who attempts to solve a series of child abduction cases with the help of her co-worker Noboru Matsuzaki, played by Haruhiko Kato.
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Directed by | Kōji Shiraishi |
Written by | Kōji Shiraishi Naoyuki Yokota |
Produced by | Saori Yabe Shuntarō Kanai Hirokazu Kokago Takafumi Ōhashi Kayako Hanamura Nobumasa Miyazawa Yoshimitsu Yoshitsuru |
Starring | Eriko Sato Miki Mizuno Haruhiko Kato Kaori Sakagami |
Cinematography | Shozo Morishita |
Edited by | Shūichi Kakesu |
Music by | Gen Wano Chika Fujino |
Production companies | Twin Co. Ltd. Tornado Film Memory Tech Earl Grey Film |
Distributed by | Tornado Film Tartan Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The film was followed by a prequel, Carved 2: The Scissors Massacre, in 2008.
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